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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Progress Sitefinity

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AProgress Sitefinity is a content management and customer analytics platform. It supports content management, tailored marketing, multi-channel management, and ecommerce sites.N/A

    WordPress VIP

    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Wordpress VIP, from a team at Automattic, is enterprise WordPress hosting with customer or digital experience features for enterprises.N/A
    Pricing
    Progress SitefinityWordPress VIP
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Progress SitefinityWordPress VIP
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Progress SitefinityWordPress VIP
    Considered Both Products
    Progress Software
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    Automattic
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    Features
    Progress SitefinityWordPress VIP
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Progress Sitefinity and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    Progress Sitefinity
    8.1
    163 Ratings
    1% below category average
    WordPress VIP
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Role-based user permissions8.1163 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Progress Sitefinity and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    Progress Sitefinity
    8.1
    144 Ratings
    3% below category average
    WordPress VIP
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    API8.1137 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language8.1106 Ratings5.52 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Progress Sitefinity and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    Progress Sitefinity
    8.0
    170 Ratings
    5% above category average
    WordPress VIP
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor8.1160 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness8.0151 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Admin section8.0168 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Page templates8.1164 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Library of website themes8.0104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design8.0155 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.1152 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Form generator8.0140 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Progress Sitefinity and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    Progress Sitefinity
    8.0
    164 Ratings
    10% above category average
    WordPress VIP
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Content taxonomy8.1157 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    SEO support8.1151 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Bulk management8.0122 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions8.0130 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Community / comment management8.0121 Ratings9.12 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Progress SitefinityWordPress VIP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (171 ratings)
    8.7
    (21 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.2
    (7 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (10 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.4
    (21 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    4.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Progress SitefinityWordPress VIP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Progress Software
    Progress Sitefinity remains a little heavyweight for sites that require basic text content, or a limited number of pages. However, its flexibility (including the range of different content types if supports) make it a good choice for any organization requiring advanced content management capabilities at an affordable price.
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    Automattic
    WordPress VIP really changed the game when it comes to WordPress CMS and Content Management. A one-stop shop for all our client's business needs. We are focusing on Content Management instead of technicalities. The big advantage is the security features covering all recent vulnerabilities that any WordPress developer/user wastes lots of precious time fixing/updating. Performance-wise, WordPress VIP is definitely up there. We’ve been doing lots of optimization work over the last few years. Every client wants to score 100. With WordPress VIP we decreased the time spent on optimization significantly and now feel confident with taking more performance optimisation work than we did before. Lastly, maybe the most important for every business is the support quality. WordPress VIP runs a superb support team with phenomenal knowledge and expertise. Quick to respond and solves issues here and now. It is definitely recommended.
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    Pros
    Progress Software
    • 'Low-code structured content' (dynamic content types) is one of Sitefinity's most powerful features that allows you to structure content according to business needs, while at the same time dampening editorial freedom to ensure accessibility, meta enhancement, SEO and API consumption can be achieved.
    • Sitefinity's content provider model allows us to flexibly (by means of admin interface) easily aggregate or separate content sharing within a multi-site instance.
    • This proofs particularly powerful in emerging situations where there suddenly is a demand for content sharing across countries or regions.
    • Adaptability at its core.
    • While there's never a perfect fit for everything, it allows for easy code customization and extension being a .NET application at heart. Giving it a corporate edge over other custom solutions, whether it is on the development side or deployment side (on premise, IaaS or Azure DevOps Paas). And it has enabled us to put the system to use in its core feature - which is to manage content, where on other occasions we were able to take full advantage of its features such as A/B testing and personalization.
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    Automattic
    • Keeps us informed of upcoming releases/patches associated with the Wordpress Platform.
    • Introduces us to products/companies/Wordpress plugins as necessary when new business needs arise.
    • Amy and Allie are excellent at managing the relationship; speaking with them on our monthly calls is a pleasure.
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    Cons
    Progress Software
    • Diagram or illustrate more use cases for server setups, and managing of upgrades.
    • I'd like to see the ability to synchronize from one server to multiple others at once.
    • Implementation assistance as part of the purchase rather than farming out to 3rd party, although they did answer every question we asked in order to determine our best architecture setup.
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    Automattic
    • Too many different dashboard formats
    • Everything should have the same look and feel.
    • The admin portal looks different than the user content portal
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Progress Software
    Pricing makes this a no brainer. Not the best CMS, but with work arounds and some fumbling around we are able to make it do what we want it to do
    Incentivized
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    Automattic
    It's true enterprise ready hosting framework providing unparalleled hosting infrastructure for WordPress. Where an organisation has high load needs, but with stability and scale VIP delivers. It provides complete peace of mind that the hosting, security and scalability are taken care of and organisations can focus on developing out their website strategies
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    Usability
    Progress Software
    Very big fan of this CMS, as it allows scalability, performance, and everything else. The support is great whenever we need it. As a marketer, the digital/marketing side of things is very easy to use and we've seen strong results from an SEO and marketing perspective. I can't speak to the developer/creative side too much, but in talking with these teams, they do recommend the tool as well.
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    Automattic
    There is documentation for everything you might need.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Progress Software
    Has been solid for us on availability
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    Automattic
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Progress Software
    A bit sluggish sometimes as the compiler works.
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    Automattic
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Progress Software
    Support can be pretty good, even though, depending on the level of licensing, it can take longer to hear back from their team. They do have a phone option, which works well. Overall, they are knowledgeable, and helpful when needed. At times, support is able to access the system directly and troubleshoot critical items when needed.
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    Automattic
    The people who work for WordPress VIP clearly are passionate about representing the organisation. Therefore when support is required, they do go above and beyond what you may expect in terms of overall support. They take security very seriously, and due to the nature of VIP, it's rarely a concern for the end-user, if at all.
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    Implementation Rating
    Progress Software
    N/A - I was not part of the implementation team. We have had this internally for over 5 years. Based on my experience, ensure that you have documentation on the initial implementation and subsequent upgrades. I would also recommend to have all the documentation on how and why the system was implemented the way it was
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    Automattic
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Progress Software
    It is hands down just easier for our customers to use. The interface and the page builder experience is much better than what we have used in the past and has many enterprise features even in the lower price-point
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    Automattic
    Our team manages 4 different brands' websites and before WordPress VIP we were using multiple different hosts including DreamHost and AWS. These were convoluted and didn't offer the enterprise features for our organization that WP VIP was capable of. We also considered Pantheon, but they were not Wordpress-centric enough for the direction we were going.
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    Scalability
    Progress Software
    Seems pretty scalable.
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    Automattic
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Progress Software
    • Sitefinity has reduced the amount of time it takes to edit and publish content, which has enabled us to get information out more quickly.
    • Sitefinity allowed us to establish a consistent and modern brand identity and apply it across multiple websites.
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    Automattic
    • Working as a WordPress VIP gold partner has helped our business grow from 12 staff to 28 staff in 2 years. They have brought many projects to the table that are always the right ones for us and they really understand our goals as a business.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Progress Sitefinity Screenshots

    Screenshot of Engage your audience with thoughtful, relevant content. Your marketing team can create and manage content faster and easier than ever before with inline drag-and-drop editing, requiring no help from your web team.Screenshot of Create a truly global solution that provides consistent experiences and unmatched performance across brands, regions and languages. Reduce maintenance and hosting infrastructure by managing multiple websites from a single platform. Reduce time to market and deploy changes faster with content and code synchronization between websites and environments.Screenshot of Increase revenue with a personalized, connected experience between your website and online store. Easily manage your product catalogs, price lists, shopping cart and checkout process. Connect to cloud services for accurate real-time tax and shipping rates. Integrate with your ERP and other business systems to improve and automate inventory management, order fulfillment and customer support throughout the product lifecycle.Screenshot of Increase conversions and generate more leads with 1:1 conversations with your customers. Create, preview and deliver personalized experiences at a massive scale with amazingly easy to use tools. Analyze and optimize the experience with the help of contextual analytics and A/B testing solutions.Screenshot of Analyze cross-channel data to get a detailed view of content and campaign performance. Gather data on visitors and build persona segments and track their behavior on your site. Get ML-driven recommendations for the next best update to introduce into your journey.